Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-09-02
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMIT.
TEE.
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION AGREED
UPON.

1 Alta meeting of the State Demo
cratic Committee last night, held N
the Exchange Hotel, the following
plan Of organization was adopted
STATE COMMITTEE.
There shall be u State Contra
Committee, composed of Il cl,air
man, to be elected by the conven
tion, and of five members from eacl
congressional district; said five
members shall be nominated by the
delegates to the State convention
from their respective congressional
districts; provided that such noml
nations shall be made ky at least q
majority, and shall be confirmed by
the State convention.
In default Of such nominations
being made by any district or dis
tricts, the president of the conven,
tion shall make the appointments
therefor. Vacancies in any sucl,
delegation, after the same shall
have been Termed. shall be filed by
the State Central Committee upon
the nomination OF the remaining
members from such district. In
case of vacancy in the Office OF
chairman the position shall be I'LL.
cd by the State Central Committee.
Tho State Committee thus con-
stituted is charged with the affairs
of the party, and shall have power
to effect it's organization and direct
its conduct in obedience to the
declarations and policy Of the party
as the same shall! be set forth BY
this convention.
1t may decide all questions at
issue which may arise in election
districts calculated to affect the
harmony and interest of the party;
but the respective districts repre-.
sented in convention shall manage
their own district affairs.
The State Committee shall meet
ut such times and places as they
may themselves determine, but es-
pecially at,such time and place as
the Executive CemwIttsss ray uies.-
ignate.
The State Central Committee
shall have poweHto call State con
ventions and to fix the basis of rep
resentation therein.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
There shall be an Executive Com
mittee of not moro than ten per.
sons, to be appointed by the chair.
man of the State Central Commit.
tee, who shall be er-o6ccioS chair
man Of the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall
have no powers except those dele.
gated to it by the State Committee
as the same shall be LAID down from
time to time by that committee, or
herein expressed-to- wit:
1t shall appoint its own secre.
tary and such assistants as he shall
require during a campaign.
1t shall appoint treasurer from
outside its own body, who shall be
subject to such rules as it may
adopt for his guidance.
Itshall keep n record of the
names and postoflice address of the
chairman of each city and county
committee, with whom it will hold
regular correspondence.
1t shall have printed such circu.
lars, instructions or forms asit may
deem necessary for use in organlz-
ing the party.
1t shall collect from the cities
and counties of the State such an
amount of funds as may be assess
ed by the State Committee for the
proper conduct of the campaign,
and, when necessary, solicit indi-
vidual contributions from members
of the party in sucl, manner as it
may deem best.
1t shall appoint and provide for
mass meetings in each division of
the State, making such arrange
ments with the local committees as
may be necessary, bearing suclI
proportion of the expense of each
as its funds will permit.
1t shall give notice in regard to
the registration of voters. urpinp